Optical fiber cutter, and optical fiber cutter unit
AssigneesSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SEI Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Tada, Toshihiko Homma
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Abstract
The optical fiber cutter 1 comprises a cutter base 3 and a cutter lid 4 attached openably and closably to the cutter base 3. A slider 8 having a blade member for incising an optical fiber is attached to the cutter base 3 so as to be movable widthwise. A switching plate 15 is attached to a rear end part of the cutter base 3, while a switcher 16 is provided on the outer surface side of the switching plate 15. When the switcher 16 is at a first position, the cutter lid 4 engages a stopper, thereby attaining an opening angle of 35°. When the switcher 16 is at a second position, the engagement between the cutter lid 4 and the stopper is released, whereby the cutter lid 4 attains an opening angle of 70°.
Claims9
An optical fiber cutter for cutting an optical fiber, the optical fiber cutter comprising:
- a cutter base having a fiber guide part for positioning the optical fiber;
- a slider, movably attached to the cutter base, having a blade member for incising the optical fiber;
- a cutter lid attached openably and closably to the cutter base and adapted to move the slider back to an initial position when closed with respect to the cutter base;
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- angle switching means for switching an opening angle of the cutter lid with respect to the cutter base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.